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Colorado means 'red' in Spanish and refers to the red color of many rock formations and sand in this region of the American west.

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Perhaps it is because deserts are big stretches of land, with nothing to fill them but sand- they are deserted.

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A desert environment is plants and animals that survive in the desert. This may include plants such as cactus and yucca.

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